Retreat

The world around me
continues in its wonder:
full and rich with
every blessing,
every lesson,
I could ever need.
But for this time
I retreat.
I embrace the silence,
the universe contained
within the rising of a breath.
My life is small today.
It is my sanctuary,
my temple.
Everything within it
speaks to me of love,
and I am safe
to dream,
to breathe,
to slowly grow,
until the time comes
when I shall re-emerge.
The world is forgiving;
lovingly it waits,
patiently ready to
re-embrace my joy –
when I return.

Ruth Davmor